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UNITED STATES PATENT UEEICE.

FREDDIE C. KIMBALL, OF J AGKSON MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF *TO A. N. HOVEY AND E. II. HOVEY, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

COACH-PAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 360,351, dated March 29, 1887.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDDIE O. KIMEALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at J ackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GoaclrPads; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon. which form a part of this specification.

Figure l is a vertical central section through my improved coach-pad, taken in the plane indicated by dotted lines on Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a top view, parts of which are broken away. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the metal skeleton tree. Fig. 4 is a cross section through Figs. 1 and 2, indicated by dotted lines 00 m. Fig. 5 is a section in detail, showing the screw f and its winged nut uniting the skirting directly to the tree independently of the fastening 1) and independently of the pad.

This invention relates to improvements which are especially applicable to coach-pads, which improvements will be fully understood from the following description, when takenin o connection with the annexed drawings.

Referring to the drawings by letters, A designates the metal skeleton tree for the improved pad, which consists of the following elements: This frame is cast entire, arched,

and adapted to the contour of the back of a horse. It has a crupper-loop, a, and also reenforcing flanges I) b, between which latter is a thin web, 0. At the crown of the arch is a square aperture, (7, on opposite sides of which ,0 are elongated apertures e e and circular countersunk holes for screws, hereinafter again referred to. On opposite sides of said apertures are rows of small holes (shown in Fig. 3) designed to receive stitching, which unites the 5 fancy coveringf and the beading-strips to the edges of the tree.

B B designate the pads proper, which are composed of a thick leather portion, 9, and a thinner leather portion, 9, stitched together to form pockets, which are stuffed with hair or other suitable material.

The skirts O O are rigidly secured to the pad and tree by a double fastening, which consists of an ornamental pad-screw, h, that passes through thejockey, through the skirt-straps,

th rough the tree, and is screwed into a winged nut, 'i, which is rigidly secured to the pad housing and bottom g, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the annexed drawings. In addition to this fastening h, or used without it, I em ploy a fastening which Ideem of great importance, in order to combine strength and neatness. This consists of a notched headscrew, j, which passes through the lower hole in each wing of the tree, through the skirt, and into a winged nut, 7c, which is riveted to the skirt and covered by a layer of leather after the nut is secured to the skirt. I thus keep the skirts in their proper place, even if the ornamental pad-screws h are not used.

The flanges b b are slightly raised where the top leather, D, laps over the skirt-strap O, to confine both, but more especially to present an even surface to the parts 0 D between said raised flanges.

I am well aware that the skirting and the pad proper have been united by a screw, 12, with a nut inserted on the inner side of the upper portion of the pad. This feature I dis claim.

Having described my invention, I claim In a coach-pad, the combination of the metallic tree and pad with the strap 0, the winged nut secured thereto and covered by the strap D, and the screw uniting said straps to the tree and disconnected from the pad-leather g, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDDIE KIMBALL.

Vitncsses:

HORACE HUNT, EDDY H. HoVEY. 

